Option One:
“If a city or state refuses, to take the actions necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.” (Donald Trump)
This option calls for “domination” and “over-whelming force” be applied to those termed “lowlifes and losers”—“Looters and thugs”—those engaged in the current nation-wide protests. This option says it is okay to “dominate” with “overwhelming force” such people—which is the very reason for the protests.
Option Two:
Rebukes option one and the dictatorial vernacular it employs. “Our fellow citizens are not the enemy, and must never become so.”
“We must, as citizens, address head-on the issue of police brutality and sustained injustices against the African-American community. We must, as citizens, support and defend the right—indeed, the solemn obligation—to peacefully assemble and to be heard. These are not mutually exclusive pursuits…And neither of these pursuits will be made easier or safer by an overly aggressive use of our military, active duty or National Guard.” (Retired Admiral Mike Mullen (former chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff).
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